Ethereal Stakes
Ethereal Stakes
Group Three Betting Guide
Date: | Saturday, October 18, 2025 |
Location: | Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
Distance: | 2000m |
The Group 3 Ethereal Stakes is a 2000m event held annually on Caulfield Cup Day for three-year-old fillies, is run under set weights and penalty conditions and boasts a prize pool of $200,000.
This race has been known as the Ethereal Stakes since 2011, after the race was named in honour of Ethereal who completed the Caulfield Cup/Melbourne Cup double in 2001.
From 2000 to 2011, the Ethereal Stakes was classified as a Handicap race before being upgraded to Listed level in 2011. After being run as a Listed race until 2014, the Ethereal Stakes was upgraded to Group 3 level in 2015.
The Ethereal Stakes has proven to be a good form race for the VRC Oaks later in the spring, as Set Square and Pinot completed the double in 2014 and 2017, respectively.
Notable winners of the Ethereal Stakes include Renaissance Woman (2022), Verry Elleegant (2018), Pinot (2017), Set Square (2014), Arabian Gold (2013), Astronomia (2005), Hierogram (2002) and Lolita Star (2000).
2025 Ethereal Stakes Betting Odds
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2025 Ethereal Stakes Final Field
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Previous Ethereal Stakes Field
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Too Darn Discreet Dan O’Sullivan Michael Dee 4 58kg 2 Jenni’s Meadow Ben, Will & JD Hayes Ethan Brown 3 57kg 3 Femminile Phillip Stokes Thomas Stockdale 1 57kg 4 Hurry Curry Danny O’Brien Jye McNeil 8 56kg 5 Killcare Beachgirl Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 5 56kg 6 Inevitable Truth John Sargent Joao Moreira 10 56kg 7 All Kinds Of Folk John & Chris Ledger Patrick Moloney 2 56kg 8 My Phar Lady Richard & Will Freedman Ben Thompson 7 56kg 9 Mummsie Andrew Bobbin Harry Coffey 6 56kg 10 Belladramatic Liam Howley Jason Maskiell 9 56kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Tropical Squall Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 12 59kg 2 Dolphin Skin Leon & Troy Corstens Craig Williams 13 57kg 3 Coco Sun Tony & Calvin McEvoy Kerrin McEvoy 8 57kg 4 Autumn Angel Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman Billy Egan 3 56kg 5 Konasana Chris Waller Damian Lane 7 56kg 6 Grinzinger Belle Danny O’Brien Michael Dee 2 56kg 7 Basilinna Emma-Lee & David Browne Damien Oliver 11 56kg 8 Wings Of Song Patrick Payne Ben Melham 9 56kg 9 Bon Mistress Ken & Kasey Keys Blaike McDougall 5 56kg 10 Saxon Beauty Mark & Levi Kavanagh Jamie Kah 1 56kg 11 Another You Dan O’Sullivan Daniel Stackhouse 4 56kg 12 Everlasting Kiss Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Blake Shinn 10 56kg 13 Lady Tempest Robbie Laing John Allen 6 56kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Moko Anthony & Sam Freedman Mark Zahra 3 56kg 2 Uncorked Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 9 56kg 3 Pavitra Richard & Will Freedman Jamie Kah 11 56kg 4 Born Hustler Jason Warren Damien Oliver 8 56kg 5 Renaissance Woman Bjorn Baker Joshua Parr 5 56kg 6 Cabaca Chris Waller Tommy Berry 7 56kg 7 Foxy Cleopatra Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Blake Shinn 14 56kg 8 Whakamana Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Jye McNeil 13 56kg 9 Let’sbefrankbaby Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Lachlan King 2 56kg 10 Makrana Mark & Levi Kavanagh Michael Dee 12 56kg 11 Zest For LifeMick Price & Michael Kent JnrDaniel Moor156kg12 Grey Northern Simon Zahra Damien Thornton 6 56kg 13 Aunt Roberta John O’Shea Ben Melham 10 56kg 14 Whispering Lady Mark & Levi Kavanagh Luke Nolen 4 56kg
2024 Ethereal Stakes result
1st – Too Darn Discreet (+290)
2nd – Jenni’s Meadow (+170)
3rd – Femminile (+120)
Recent Ethereal Stakes winners
- Too Darn Discreet ($3.80) claimed back-to-back Group races following her tough win in the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, which has come subsequent to her win in the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington. The Dan O’Sullivan-trained filly has continued her upward spiral this preparation, with a shot at the VRC Oaks set to be her next target. Jumping as the drifting market elect, the daughter of Too Darn Hot settled behind the leaders, Killcare Beachgirl ($4.20) and My Phar Lady ($71), before pulling out three-wide at the 500m mark to make her run. Although Michael Dee gave his filly a tough task, having to sustain a wide run around the home turn, she gave a strong kick and held a margin all the way to the line over Jenni’s Meadow ($9.50) on her outside and Femminile ($7) to the inside to claim a tough win.
- Autumn Angel ($4.80) managed to run down Tropical Squall ($2.00) in the shadows of the post to claim the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield. The Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained filly ran into the minor money in the Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on September 29, and has bounced to an impressive victory thanks to a perfectly timed ride by Billy Egan. He was able to navigate a path to the lead along the inside running rail, while the daughter of The Autumn Sun produced a stunning turn-of-foot to defeat the Sydney raider. Basilina ($41.00) was strong to the line, filling out the trifecta spot, while the Chris Waller-trained Konasana ($7.00) was far from disgraced rounding out the top four. It was all honours the winner though, as Autumn Angel looks to press on to the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) on November 9.
- Renaissance Woman (+400) and Josh Parr have taken out the Ethereal Stakes over Foxy Cleopatra (+380) and the runaway leader Pavitra (+500), who stuck on for third. Both Renaissance Woman and Foxy Cleopatra came from the very back of the field and rounded the bend five and six wide getting out to what looked to be the better ground. As they rounded the bend Pavitra had a three-length lead still, but they quickly ate into the lead and paired off to clear out by over two lengths on the line to fight out the finish.
- A Damian Lane special has seen the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained Daisies (+900) claim the Ethereal Stakes at Caulfield. Lane took off mid-race and took up the lead, after the leading duo slammed the brakes on, and allowed his mount to run along at her own pace. Although she was still a maiden, Daisies extended her lead on the home turn and kicked away from Glint Of Hope (+1100) and Biscayne Bay (+1400), who ran on from the back to fill the placings.
- Anthony & Sam Freedman and Ben Melham have combined with Chica Fuerte (+450) to claim the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes at Caulfield. When Chica Fuerte got into a rhythm and ran the race to suit herself, she didn’t give her rivals a chance after booting clear on the home turn to put the race to bed by the 200m mark. After sticking on well from just behind the leaders, Star Of Eden (+3000) was nabbed on the line for second place by the fast-finishing Salto Angel (+1800).
- Archie Alexander-trained Gamay (+600) has clung on to defeat the race favourite Vegas Jewel (+250) in the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes. After going into the race undefeated, Vegas Jewel appeared to have the eventual winner covered at the 100m mark, but Declan Bates got the most out of his filly and she kept fighting to the line. Behind the top two was Celestial Falls (+380) in third place, who stuck on well after leading the race.
Ethereal Stakes past winners list
Ethereal Stakes Past Winners | |||
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Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
2024 | Too Darn Discreet | Michael Dee | Dan O’Sullivan |
2023 | Autumn Angel | Billy Egan | Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman |
2022 | Renaissance Woman | Joshua Parr | Bjorn Baker |
2021 | Daisies | Damian Lane | Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
2020 | Chica Fuerte | Ben Melham | Anthony & Sam Freedman |
2019 | Gamay | Declan Bates | Archie Alexander |
2018 | Verry Elleegant | John Allen | Darren Weir |
2017 | Pinot | Stephen Baster | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
2016 | Eleonora | Damien Oliver | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman |
2015 | Dawnie Perfect | Jim Cassidy | Clarry Conners |
2014 | Set Square | Nicholas Hall | Ciaron Maher |
2013 | Arabian Gold | Peter Robl | David Vandyke |
2012 | Alzora | Nicholas Hall | David Hayes |
2011 | Gliding | Darren Beadman | Bart Cummings |
2010 | Dizlago | Nicholas Hall | Lee Freedman |
2009 | Run For Naara | Hugh Bowman | John Thompson |
2008 | Estee | Dwayne Dunn | Lee Freedman |
2007 | Try This | Danny Nikolic | Colin & Cindy Alderson |
2006 | Amitola | Darren Beadman | John Hawkes |
2005 | Astronomia | Darren Beadman | Gai Waterhouse |
2004 | Mango Daiquiri | Steven King | Pat Carey |
2003 | Timbourina | Damien Oliver | Tony Wildman |
2002 | Hierogram | Darren Beadman | John Hawkes |
2001 | Gold Lottey | Darren Gauci | Graeme Rogerson |
2000 | Lolita Star | Stephen Baster | Peter Hayes |
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